Anger Against MN Welfare Reduction Bill Erupts In "Mic Check"

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The “Occupy Wall Street” style of amplifying the public's voice was used to disrupt and express displeasure over Minnesota legislation opponents say is an attack on the poor.

The Minnesota House Health and Human Services Reform Committee met on February 22, 2012, to review and pass three bills restricting welfare...

As the committee moved to vote, protestors “Mic Checked” the room repeating chants of disapproval of the bill.

Unfortunately, the bill was passed. But this speech is an inspiring performance. Listen to girlfriend go!

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"“The processes of orderly collective bargaining, even when they bring results, tend to be also so complex and bureaucratic that they produce disaffection. Rank-and-file workers do not recognize themselves in such a bureaucratic process and they tend to drift away, which means that the more trade unions and working-class parties accept regular procedures, the weaker they become in their capacity to mobilize their followers and to put real pressure on the system” "
- Paolo Barnard